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Septic System Impacts

Septic System Impacts is a construct in hydrogeological science that characterizes the detrimental effects of septic system effluent on groundwater quality in karst aquifers through preferential contaminant pathways and rapid subsurface transport.

56

Publications

3.6K

Citations

199

Authors

73

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

12

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Publications

56

Use of Multiple Isotope Tracers to Evaluate Denitrification in Ground Water: Study of Nitrate from a Large‐Flux Septic System Plume

Ramón Aravena, W. D. Robertson · Ground Water · 1998 · 558 citations

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Tracking Nonpoint Source Nitrogen Pollution in Human-Impacted Watersheds

Sujay S. Kaushal, Peter M. Groffman, Lawrence E. Band et al. · Environmental Science & Technology · 2011 · 535 citations

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Steroid Estrogens, Nonylphenol Ethoxylate Metabolites, and Other Wastewater Contaminants in Groundwater Affected by a Residential Septic System on Cape Cod, MA

Christopher H. Swartz, Sharanya Reddy, Mark J. Benotti et al. · Environmental Science & Technology · 2006 · 248 citations · Full text

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Septic systems as sources of organic wastewater compounds in domestic drinking water wells in a shallow sand and gravel aquifer

Laurel A. Schaider, Janet M. Ackerman, Ruthann A. Rudel · The Science of The Total Environment · 2016 · 175 citations · Full text

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Impacts on a Sand Aquifer from an Old Septic System: Nitrate and Phosphate

J. Harman, W. D. Robertson, John A. Cherry et al. · Ground Water · 1996 · 146 citations

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Authors

199

  1. WD
    W. D. Robertson

    University of Waterloo, Canada

    4 publications · 878 citations

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  2. SL
    Sherry L. Schiff

    University of Waterloo, Canada

    4 publications · 308 citations

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  3. MY
    Mussie Y. Habteselassie

    University of Georgia, United States

    3 publications · 127 citations

    3

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  4. JS
    John Spoelstra

    University of Waterloo, Canada

    3 publications · 190 citations

    3

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  5. AA
    Alicia A. Taylor

    University of California, Riverside, United States

    2 publications · 75 citations

    2

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Institutions

73

  1. University of Waterloo

    Waterloo, Canada

    7 h-index

    20 publications

    2.8K citations

  2. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    6 h-index

    26 publications

    3.3K citations

  3. Environment and Climate Change Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    445 citations

  4. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    589 citations

  5. University of Newcastle Australia

    Newcastle, Australia

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    116 citations

  6. University of Rhode Island

    Kingston, United States

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    79 citations

  7. Agricultural Research Service

    Washington, United States

    2 h-index

    9 publications

    148 citations

  8. University of Georgia

    Athens, United States

    2 h-index

    10 publications

    440 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Environmental Quality

    JEQ · 4 publications · 130 citations

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  2. Water Air & Soil Pollution

    3 publications · 72 citations

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  3. The Science of The Total Environment

    3 publications · 340 citations

    3

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  4. Environmental Science and Pollution Research

    ESPR · 2 publications · 39 citations

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  5. Scientific investigations report

    SIR · 2 publications · 62 citations

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